Two massive earthquakes hit Türkiye’s southeast region along the
Syrian border on February 6, 2023. The earthquakes, which both
occurred in the Kahramanmaraş province, had tremendous magnitudes;
the Pazarcık quake was 7.7 and the Elbistan was 7.6 on
the Richter scale. They were felt as far away as Jordan, Israel, Libya,
Egypt, and Lebanon. The first earthquake occurred in Pazarcık at
04:17 am local time and lasted until 06:30 am; 42 aftershocks were
recorded.